Measurement of the Melt Pool Length During Single Scan Tracks in a Commercial Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process
Measurement of the Melt Pool Length During Single Scan Tracks in a Commercial Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process
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DOI:
10.1115/1.4037571
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发表时间:
2018-05-01
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4
通讯作者:
Lane, B. M.
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作者:
Heigel, J. C.;Lane, B. M.
This work presents high-speed thermographic measurements of the melt pool length during single track laser scans on nickel alloy 625 substrates. Scans are made using a commercial laser powder bed fission (PBF) machine while measurements of the radiation from the surface are made using a high speed (1800 frames per second) infrared camera. The melt pool length measurement is bused on the detection of the liquidus solidus transition that is evident in the temperature profile. Seven different combinations of programmed laser power (49-195 W) and scan speed (200-800 mulls) are investigated, and numerous replications using a variety of scan lengths (4-12 min) are performed. Results show that the melt pool length reaches steady-state within 2 nun of the start of each scan. Melt pool length increases with laser power, but its relationship with scan speed is less obvious because there is no significant difference between cases performed at the highest laser power of 195 W. Although keyholing appears to affect the anticipated trends in melt pool length, further research is required.